Rebecca Willén
Senior lecturerI'm a researcher in forensic (investigative) psychology and meta-science and in strong support of open and replicable science. I'm a member of the Swedish Reproducibility Network (SweRN) and am happy to answer all kinds of questions - as far as I can - about open science and the adoption of reproducible research practices. On my website you'll find some of my lecture materials, usually under free licenses (i. e., everything can be reused and modified as long as you refer to the source).
I took my PhD in 2016 at the University of Gothenburg.
I'm reluctantly on Twitter (@rmwillen).
Teaching
As of the autumn term 2022, I teach in psychology at the Police Education and am also involved in seminars and supervising at courses in criminology.
I happily supervise essays related to forensic psychology and / or meta-science.
Research
My current research is mainly on meta-scientific perspectives on investigative psychology: Of what quality is research on forensic psychology? Can we trust the research that has been done?
I also work in a meta-scientific project where we investigate the quality of ethical applications for research on human subjects in Sweden.
My forensic psychological research has otherwise mainly been on methods for investigative interviews as well as methods for reliability assessments in criminal investigations and asylum cases. Since recently I'm also studying the quality of social service investigations (including assessments of foster carers) from an investigative psychological perspective.
Commissions
I have been tasked with reviewing the (forensic) psychology content of the Police Education in Växjö. The purpose is to ensure that the educational content is well updated and in accordance with the current state of knowledge.
My research groups
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Centre for Police Research and Development Centre for Police Research and Development (CPU) is an interdisciplinary research centre at the Department of Criminology and Police Work based at Linnaeus…
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Methods and Meta-science The focus for the Methods and Meta-science research group is on developing new research methods in psychology and on applying meta-scientific perspectives on psychology as a…
Publications
Selected publications
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Rohrer, J.M., Tierney, W., Uhlmann, E.L., Debruine, L.M., Heyman, T., et al. (2021). Putting the Self in Self-Correction : Findings From the Loss-of-Confidence Project. Perspectives on Psychological Science. 16 (6). 1255-1269.
Status: Published - Willén, R.M., Kronkvist, O. The New Kälvesten Method for the Assessment of Foster Parent Suitability in Sweden: Causes for Concern.
Article in journal (Refereed)
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Willén, R.M., Granhag, P.A., Strömwall, L.A. (2016). Factors Affecting Two Types of Memory Specificity : Particularization of Episodes and Details. PLOS ONE. 11 (11).
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Willén, R.M., Granhag, P.A. (2015). Data from Interviews with 95 Respondents Recollecting Repeated Dental Visits. Journal of Open Psychology Data. 3 (1).
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Willén, R.M., Granhag, P.A., Strömwall, L.A., Fisher, R.P. (2014). Facilitating particularization of repeated similar events with context-specific cues. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology. 56 (1). 28-37.
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Landström, S., Ask, K., Sommar, C., Willén, R.M. (2013). Children's testimony and the emotional victim effect. Legal and Criminological Psychology. 20 (2). 365-383.
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Landström, S., Willén, R.M., Bylander, E. (2012). Rättspraktikers inställning till modern ljud- och bildteknik i rättssalen : En rättspsykologisk studie. Svensk Juristtidning. (3). 197-218.
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Granhag, P.A., Strömwall, L.A., Willén, R.M., Hartwig, M. (2012). Eliciting cues to deception by tactical disclosure of evidence : The first test of the Evidence Framing Matrix. Legal and Criminological Psychology. 18 (2). 341-355.
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Willén, R.M., Strömwall, L.A. (2012). Offenders' Lies and Truths : An Evaluation of the Supreme Court of Sweden's Criteria for Credibility Assessment. Psychology, Crime and Law. 18 (8). 745-758.
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Strömwall, L.A., Willén, R.M. (2011). Inside Criminal Minds : Offenders' Strategies when Lying. Journal of Investigative Psychology and Offender Profiling. 8 (3). 271-281.
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Willén, R.M., Strömwall, L.A. (2011). Offenders’ uncoerced false confessions : A new application of statement analysis?. Legal and Criminological Psychology. 17 (2). 346-359.
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Article in journal (Other (popular science, discussion, etc.))
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Willén, R.M., Nilsonne, G. (2017). Psykologin i framkant för öppen vetenskap. Psykologtidningen. (3). 28-31.
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Nilsonne, G., Willén, R.M. (2016). Öppen data kan öka kunskapsmassan och motverka fusk. Läkartidningen. 113 (47). 1-2.
Status: Published
Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary (Other academic)
- Willén, R.M. (2016). Counting on the details : Inquiring into past events of cooperative interviewees. Doctoral Thesis. University of Gothenburg. 62.
Chapter in book (Other academic)
- Willén, R.M. (2011). Statement analysis in criminal cases and asylum procedures. Perceptions: Victims, Offenders and Witnesses : Proceedings of the Fourth joint Nordic PhD course in Legal and Investigative Psychology. Reykjavík University.
Licentiate thesis, comprehensive summary (Other academic)
- Willén, R.M. (2015). Recollection of Repeated Events : Difficulties and Possibilities. Licentiate Thesis. Göteborgs universitet.